Conference chairman Harry Chrisp, a Northumberland farmer and a solicitor at Gibson & Co in Hexham, said: “This year’s theme is risk and resilience, which covers a range of subjects including the weather, commodity prices, produce markets, financial instability and uncertainty about the outcome of CAP reforms.

“The extreme weather conditions we have witnessed over the past year and the huge financial impact it has had on farmers clearly illustrate the need to build resilience into the business to cushion the impacts of such factors.

Tickets cost £40 per person or £20 for farmers with a CPH number. Visit www.northernfarmingconference.org.uk or call 01748 907070.